The present invention relates to polyester polyols which have a hydroxyl number of 80 to 250 and are the reaction product ofa) 52 to 60 mole % of a polyol component containingi) 10 to 50 mole % of one or more dihydric aliphatic alcohols having at least two carbon atoms, other than neopentyl glycol,ii) 5 to 40 mole % of one or more trihydric or higher functional aliphatic alcohols having at least 3 carbon atoms,iii) 10 to 40 mole % of one or more cycloaliphatic diols andiv) 10 to 60 mole % of neopentyl glycol, withb) 40 to 48 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid component containingv) 0 to 49.9 mole % of one or more saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or an anhydrides thereof having at least 2 carbon atoms andvi) 50.1 to 100 mole % of one or more unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof having at least 4 carbon atoms,wherein the percentages of a) and b), i) to iv) and v to vi) add up to 100.The present invention also relates to two-component polyurethane coating compositions containing a polyisocyanate component and a polyhydroxyl component, wherein at least a portion of the polyol component contains the polyester polyols according to the invention and to their use for the production of coatings on plastic moldings.